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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pat Jones on the
4 occasion of her retirement as the Palos Park Village
5 Administrator after more than 30 years of dedicated service
6 with the Village; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Pat Jones is a 38-year resident of the Village of
8 Palos Park; she began her career with the Village in 1977 as
9 the Village Clerk after volunteering in the Village and running
10 a blood drive for Palos Community Hospital; she remained in
11 that capacity until 1992, when she was elevated to the post of
12 Village Administrator; and
 
13     WHEREAS, During her tenure with the Village of Palos Park,
14 Pat Jones has worked on 42 utility projects and performed all
15 the responsibilities of a public works director until that
16 position was created in 1996; she played an integral part in
17 developing the Village's departments, making them competitive
18 with other municipalities; she was involved in the annexation
19 of land west of La Grange Road to expand the Village's
20 population; she was also involved in creating the Village's
21 first flood plain ordinance, expanding office space, creating a
22 full-time recreation department, constructing an underground
23 reservoir, and developing the Cal-Sag bike trail; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Pat Jones and her loving husband, Ralph, have 4
2 children and 8 grandchildren; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Pat Jones has served as a model of hard work,
4 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
5 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate Pat Jones on the occasion of her retirement and
9 wish her many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
10 further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Pat Jones as a symbol of our esteem and respect.